Air mail exchange



May31, 1932; R. HAYBECK 1,860,359

AIR MAIL EXCHANGE File y 5, "1950 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 WITNE SE57 TOR F Hay]: e :1;

H15 ATTORNEY May 31, 1932. R. HAYBECK AIR MAIL EXCHANGE Filed July 3, 1950 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR E a]: arr/ Hay]: ack

111s ATTORNEY WITNESSES I d flmm D ITNESS May 31, 1932. R. HAYBECK 1,860,359

AIR MAIL EXCHANGE Filed July 5, 1950 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 r v "1 EL? 1-- Y m \x 40 6 4 2 40 a p INVENTOR Ribgff y- E k- May 31, 1932. R. HAYBECK 1,860,359 AI'R MAIL MACHANGE Filed July 3, 19:50 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 I N VEN TOR WITNESS s:

ERuh Err/ Hay]: a ck BY t I 7 191s ATTORNEY tion'of exchange.

I vide areceptacle, preferably Patented Ma 31,1932

" h ROB -3T HAY EGK,

' AIR Mm EXCHANGE i I JAhpiicfionfileiiiJuly s,- 1931;. semi ag -$5551 This invention relates to lair mail .exohainge, "and has io-r an objeot,.:to J means for taking errand loading on ma ihor like lo-urdemto anaircraft. r i

vide means, in the form or With the direction of the tapered means for meleasin g :a seek of :mail, 01' the like, (and improved means for tekingup e sackof mail orthe like,

A further objeet oiftheinvention is ito'provide-ac deiiice comprisingspaeed andkconuerglIlg guide members, ;terminatmg in adjacent parts forming :21 throat, through lwhiohqe cable, from an'aircraft msy slide Without hindrance, but providing nleans for it :burden Carried by :the cable, and 9 support for a :cableattac'hedflto .e burden pat the location; f

A further :ohj ect the i'nveiition is to promaterial to :offer sight obstruction Itogthe depending cable,

" WlHCl,1iIltO, WlIiCh a burden" may the deposited:

with means for releasing the 7 burden irom it automatically .connectingthejeahle with a burden positioned atthe location. V A further object-of theinvention is Yidean imgsroved pick-rug." which operates thegzuide members, and to he releesed'zby, the i M curved ibeams 16 and also as erelease, for neleesiugva 'bu-rdens, and subsequently or simultaneously, up a; second burden. V i a j The invention therefore comprises a recepr tacle 1 preferably elf-tapered form .a nd or it)- raminous material, with e superstructure comprising converging guide. members iteminatingin athroat,withia pick-up adapted to draw a burden .into the ;reeeptaele .-snd under throatormembers earriedtherehy, and au- 01' with theihroet. v

The inven tion is directed lmlother obj eets and possesses other features of novelty, some vof which, together with the 'dforego'i g, will "be hereinaiter more fully set forth. j 1 7' lnthe drawings:

Fier e isle. V iifih ir le x e s toma-tically ,pieksup .a 'burden properly assoorff-rHILAmLmrA, rmmsviyems V provide improved A further objectof theinvenfiion is mp1s; a tapered guide Way, with means for rotating in accordance W p o i n arrangedvat "the posii s em Qvid-ing of foraminoush and with ,furthermesnsjor rto lord V tieullirly rights 11 i the rends of'saicl membersflbein'g "supported g err bl HPP fl d heee'ieetee eee emwi ng .rircmzft iii pe si -i i wer v elevation, as indieated lay-arrow} 4 at Figure 6Q I we ie 1 s +5 scale showingin side elevation, a section of 1 "F g '7 .,trsnsrers f s e fl; V ew 1 hr ng ,7 t guide"m ib i655 1 15 3 ofFiguj e-fi, Figur s s-"of Fig r and e sass traiisverse ,se otional-v ie wr through the guiden'iemfber showi g the man 1 Iiue 9-9 of Figure 2. is

W Like eharectersof-reference "iiidicateicor s jf lhe improved air mail" exchange, whlch and 133 The guide I posts or uprights; 13, aswil'lfbe noted espet'han the other uprights ably mountedupon somemearrlsrfor rotating, as the turn tablel l; with e ina nu l'leyer '-j 5;," for roltafiiii g in' :aecordan ceryvith thefdir tion of thewind. l.

uprights 11 and 1 2 ha veirespecfiiyelyi V 1 te n e ard 1 more-par at Figure Erec'ted 'uponi the' upf- I each other iripairs, as indicated 12 n e e d m mbers I18 responding" were throughout {the seyeral forms the subject maitter ofthis' sfpplicaitionif comprises. preferably ;a frame Work consist: in gof lipri ghts 1'0, 11 12 directly upon the uprights 13,..snd'ii1terme5 16 and 17, providing extens idlisf lwypref-V diate parts supportedupon the curved-bars nd Iall s p efer a at 'Figu s 7 7 Underlying the structure ofzthe guide I members 18, is-aj receptacle comprising the -bttomj19 and v 1 erably composed ofjsome cforarninous. mateline 20,1 so

scribed;islaspick-up goewhichwillbe sufIspended, when'exchange is to b'eimade, by the are spaced apart to form a throat asindicated the sidewalls 19', and prefrial, as for instance, large'r'nesh wirelnetting,

7 This receptacle,*while that its outer edges extending beyond of an; operative tobe located upon 'thezp lata form, a ladder 24' being provided for access.

.' Theguide members 18,; extending into,

and continuing, 1 as, the extensions 18.",1 are f preferably constructed of tubes open along their remote sides throughout their" entire length; The opening is taken advantage, of for the purpose oi supporting the guide mam 1 ber.' For: thisL-purpose,- the curved-bar's 16' if; and 17 are'con'str ucted as shoyvnj'at Figure v 3;, j with, a, part the" arc-er then tub'eand" proyiding an giIidesLl SQar e alplurality'oflights 28 which jmay be attached any approved ma ner, provision? here made by into the tubular guidemembers, carryingthe rsoclgeti 30,1; to which the electric wires 27 and is the lightsa28, are connected in thej'usual well;-

, knowinmannierl At theremotepoints of en- V V trance, ilights 31; and 32- arefprovided, and intermediate, a lightfun 2 fing 33. a It is intended that the lights 31' a d 32 shallbelred lights, 7 V I I {the protecting. grating, a

dicate' tovthef aviatorthe' right" position for entering into i der a protect ng gratand. the light under green light to in the exchange. apparatus. s

. The platform; 22 islalsoprovided with lights'34and tr'olled'in any usual'well; known manner; It 7 i l nt ndedthatflone of-theselights shall be reldfland-the other. green thepurposelbeing,

35 Which-are manually coniffthe delivery an l p' ck-up'shall be suc- ".Qcessfully acco1nplished,'the attendant upon *platfornr22; Will illuminate the green 7 lightafs ,a signal to the aviator that the ex change Q has been; properly made; If the cf;-

, change has not'been properlyimade, the rattendant W 'llilliuninate the red light which shall 'be a signal Itothe aviator to return to Q, Qo-operat1ng I the structure above de' Carried rigidly by Y 4.7 'l1'aving'uponits opposite sides,'-iapr' ons 48,

e111 serve to depress. the I I I with the detent 44, torelease-the latch 47, r

I II opening 26, for "the accommodation-of electric. wires j 2' 7. Spaced; at anydesired intervals, along;- the inserting a block 29 upon the ground; or

, II ake'proper,deliveryor pick-up or both; as zther'casevmayzbe. I

cable 37 from-the aircraft 38 'lhisvpick-up I comprises ahinged latch39, so arranged as to engageya loop 40,for1ned by pass ng the cable 37 through the'pick-up and return as 'nidicated at Figure taching part 41, of a mail bag or other burden 42. "So'longa the loo'pi40 remains engaged latch 89; the burden 42 willlfeniaiii bythe I I suspendedor attached to thecable 37;. j I To release the latch and thereforethe loop a tubel43 is mounted to slide in 'theplck- I up 36 and carries a detent 44 engaging a slot 45 in the "latch, and provld'ed with an in-f clinecl extremity 46, adapted When depressed, v 7 not only to release the latch inclined part 46', 'tolinitiatethe opening of the latch 39 upon its hinge. I I

the tube 43,? is a gpla'te such apron being properly spaced 'to'fslide up on M opposite sides of 7 said picksup. The

plate4Tlisjsupported by springs; 49; with uide pins 50slidable intheipick-up so 'that Weight or stress-applied to the-plate,47,- V

d any tube I 43 and thereas before described, I The pick-up isfpre oppositely" IeXtendin g horns We? shown in' Figure 3.?

p l g" also With the 'burd'eni42; n

"which is to lee-dropped,- isthe burden 52 which is to be picked upu'Thisburden 521s provided itha cable 53 of, such length as to extend upwardlyf'withsufficient slack to I the extensions 18 'as .Sl1own more particularly incletail in Fi gure 6, being laid alon'g'for any desired distance inserted" through the guide members 18,:upon' opposite?" I extending outwardly} be inserted n side's with a'iloop'53f I I I I beyond the ends'of the extensions 18 In'operation, when, exchange ofinail'orfj V other burden-is tobefmade;"theidevi'cefis rotated;if'necessary,upon the turn table 14; 7 so thatthe largerend represented by the ts'l3,is-directed to Ward the windyit'being necessary br'= atj'le-ast 2 that .'the" airplane' shall"approachlagainst the'wjind. Thedespace between the uprig of; greater convenience,

vice being so located,'t he mailbag.or burden 52 is applied, as zabov'eidefscribed,rby 'raising the jc'able 53 and fformingathe loop lfig "as F noted. The deviceisnow 'readyi'to receive and V deliver: The I a ircra ftTwill approach along the'medianlineof the'device with the r e d ive e d ess burden or bag 42 to 1., the lo 4 having been-passed through'the handle-gorother at- I army ane with 11 1 I 51, each ICur edf' dly from the line oi the plate 4T,

suspended a short dis- I 'tance thereabove. as c rcumstances may'vmake necessary orypossi'bl I r l'The continued "moyeinent'will'drawthe bag 42 into the ider end of j tl'ie receptacle 'lEl ina position below theguides 18f The ooritinu edf'nioti'on will "draw the burden up- V posed parallel up engaging the loop 53 here 18, and the cable tension-s 18",, the pick-up will be released from therebeneath to engage the loop 53" which will .then partially embrace tlie'cabl'e 37 and sliding down, embrace the tribe 743', and engage the plate 47, to release the latch 89, which in turn, releasesthe loop and there-, by and therewith, the burden however, becomes attached to the burden 52so that this burden may be reeled into vthe aircraft for transportation. Such burden being reeledin, the cable will again beattached to the next burden and the several as often as exchange is'to be made. 1

Of course, the-air mail exchange, herein illustrated, may be modified in various ways without departing from the invention hereinset forth and hereinafter claimed. I

The invention is hereby claimed as follows: 1. An air mail exchange comprising an elevated platfornna bottom member declined from said platform to the ground'leveL'side walls enclosing said platformand belled diat the lower end of the bottom vergingly member, rails converging from points above the said ends of the side walls to formjuxta sections above the platform, and top parts extending from the side walls" to the rails.

2. An air mail exchange comprising an,

7 elevated platform, a bottom member declined from said member, side walls supported by said uprights" enclosing said the said ends of the sidewalls to form juxtaposed parallel sections above the platform, and top parts extending from the side walls member. rails converging from pointsabove to the rails.

An air mail exchange comprising an elevated platform, a bottom member declined from said platform to the ground level, side walls enclosing said platform and belled divergingly at the lower end of the bottom ng from the side walls to therails.

4. .An air mail exchange comprismg an elevated platform, a bottom member declined from said platform to the ground level, side walls enclosing saidplatform and belled di vergingly at the lower end of the botto'm membenrails converging from points above the said ends of the side walls to form juxta-E posed parallel sections above the 3 platform,

part cit-the recep-i 'tacle 19 to the convergence ofthe guide mem 8? through the throat l intervening between the extensions 18":wi-th a the pick-up 3 6 under these guide 'members." As the cable ST-passes ithe endsofithe exe2. The pick- 7 steps outlined repeated,

platform to the ground level, up H v table, a

rights along the remote edges of the bottom I 7 platform' and jbelleddivergingly at the lower end of the bottom and top magma/81 mg the interval from the I side walls to the rails; a

5. An air mail exchange-comprising an l bot-tom member declined V member, rails converging from -pointsabove;

thesaid'ends of the side. walls toform juxtaposed parallel sections above the" platform,

said railsbeing' formed as channels open alongtheir remotesides, and-top parts'ex'-' I tending from the side walls to the rails;

Ani 'air mail elevated platform,

clined "from saidplatform, to :the'groundlevel, side-walls enclosing, saidplz-atfo'rni and belled divergingly bottom member, grail-s converging from: points above the said ends of thesidewallstoform' 8 y juxtaposed parallel sections-above the platform, 'i'said rails being formed as; channels open along their. remote sides,

form and belleddiverginglyat the lower end {j of the bottom member, rails oonvengin-grfroin exchange, comprising an a =b ottom -member 1 de 'atthe lower endof 'the I alcableloop having parts suppo'rtedfliii theschannelsuof 'said parallel sections, and'ftop partsexten'dingfroin thesidewa' llsto therails. v

' 7. Ari-air mail'exchange'comprising aturn V table,aisuperstructure upon said turn table embodying an elevated platforma bottomf Points kflbovethe said enclsof the side: walls .to'forrn juXtaposed-Qparallel'sections above the-platfomnmnd top parts extending-from 'the ssideiwalls to the nails, V

n air mail exchange comprising a t'iurn i 1 p superstructure upon said turn table: a

embodying an elevated platform, a bottom member declined fromsaid platform-Ito the ground level, uprights along the remote sides of the bottommember,

belled divergingly "at the lower endof the bottom memben'rails converging from points side wallssnpport-ed; byasaid uprights enclosing saidplatform and V V abo Q the said ends of thexside-wallsjto-form juxtaposed parallel sections above. the plat;- forima'nd top parts walls to the rails.

- 9; An airmail exchangecomprising atlurn extending from the side table, a superstructure upon said turn table embodying an elevated platformla bottom 1 if member declined from said platform to the ground level, side walls enclosing saidiplata form and belled divergingly at thelower end of the bottom member, rails converging from points above the :said endssof the side walls to formr juxtaposed-parallel sections above it the platform,

therails; T f 10:. An air mail turn table,' a -superstructure upon said-turn v A and top parts comprising I brackets: extending from i the": side" i walls to 1 exchange comprising a table'embodyinganelevated platform, a bot- 39 4 l j I 1,seo,a59*

tommember declined from said platform end of the bottom memberfrails converging.

' the ground level, sidewalls enclosing said and inclined fro-mpointsabove the'said ends platform 'andibelled'diverginglyat the lower of the side wallsto form 11 1xtaposed' parallel end of the bottom member, rails converging sections above the platform, said rails being I from points above thesaidendsoftheside "formedas channels openalong theirjremote '7 Wall's to jform juxtaposed parallel/sections sides, acable loop havingpartssupportedin l l above the. platform, said railsbeingformed thechannels of said parallel sections',and top 5. o

as channels open along I their remote sides, parts covering the interval from, the side and top parts extending from theiside Walls walls to the rails. j '1 19 to the mi1s.-. I p 7 In testimony hereof I have signed'my ail exchange comprising a name to this' specification.

'11. An. air m turntable, a superstructure upon said turn tableiembodying' an elevated platform, a

bottom member declined from said platform to theground level, side Wallsenclosing said J V I, I i Q 1 platform and belled divergingly at the lower 1 end ofTthebottom member, rails converging from points above thesaid ends of the-side Walls to form juxtaposed parallel sections abov theIplatfornn'gaid rails beingv formed i r f A 1S5,

as channelsopen along their remote sides, a

' 7 cable-loop having parts supportedinthe,

l rails. v

channels fsaidparallel sections, and top parts extending fromtheside. w allsrtothe V z j a a t 125An air mail exchange comprisinga 2 l I i turn table,yasuperstructure upon said turn table embodying an elevated platform, a

' bottom member declined from said platform a JQTtothegr und level, uprightsalong the re-f I i I 95 1 moteedges ofthe bottom member, sidewalls supported "byflsaid uprights enclosing said platform and-belled divergingly" at the lower end of the bottom member, rails converging '1 and inclined from points above the said-ends i 7 I loo 7,

of the side walls to form juxtaposed parallel vsections above the platform, said railsfbeing formed as channels open along. their remote a g walls-to the rails;

.1 5 the ground level, uprights along the remote sides, andltop parts extending from the side 13. Anair-maillexchange comprising a turntable, a superstructure uponsaid turn table embodyingan elevated platform, a bottom member declinedfrom platform to fed'ges of'thebottom member, sidewalls supported-bysaid uprights enclosing said plat form and belled .divergingly at the lower end of the bottom member, railsconverging' 9 and inclined fro'm points above the said ends V o 115 of. the side wallsto form juxtaposed parallel sections above the platform, saidrails being formed as channels open along "their remote sides, a cable loop having parts supportedln the channels of said parallelsections,andtop o T 2 f partsextending from the side walls to the i rail -S 1 J 1 1. Anair maile'xchange comprising a I turn table,a superstructure upon, said turn V a 1 1 a m table embodying-an elevated platform, a p 1 1 i V platform. and belledi divergingly, atthelower I bottom'member declinedfrom said platform p to the ground level, uprights along the re- 7 V 'moteedges of the bottom member, sidewalls supported by said uprights enclosing said I 7 I 1 ROBERT-,HAYBEOKQ 

